* * * PUBLIC NOTICE * * *

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A CLEAN AIR ACT TITLE V FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT

The Region 9 O ffice of the United States Envir onmental Protection Agency requ ests public
comment s on a Part 71 t itle V draft operating p ermit for Morongo Casino Cogeneration Facility (MCC)

, an 8.4 megawatt facility consisting of four 4

- stroke, lean

- burn CAT G3520 natural gas

fired engines, and three 4

- stroke CAT 3516 backup diesel

- fired generators

. This source is required to obtain a Clean Air Act (CAA) t itle V operating p ermit in accordance with the 40 CFR Part 71 Federal Operating Permits Program . The permi t contains all the CAA requirements that apply to the source and requires the source to conduct mo nitoring sufficient to enable EPA and the public to determine whether the source is complying with the applicable air quality requirements. This proceeding is subject to the administrative requirements of 40 CFR § 71.11.

A copy of the draft permit prepared by EPA, the statement of basis for the draft perm it, the application, and all supporting materials submitted by the source are available for review by the public at the following locations:

1) At the office of Morongo Band of Mission Indians , located at:

Morongo Band of Mission Indians Administrat ion Bu ilding 12700 Pumarra Road Banning

, CA 9 2220 Hours : 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

2) By contacting the permit writer, Sheila Tsai, at (415) 972

- 3328 or Tsai

. Ya

- Ting @epa.gov, or by writing to:

US EPA, Region 9 Attn: Sheila Tsai Air Permits Office (AIR

- 3) 75 Hawthorne Str eet San Francisco, CA 94105

3) At the US EPA Region 9 office (address above), Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m ., excluding federal holidays

4) Online at the US EPA Region 9 website at: http://www.epa.gov/caa

- permitting/caa

permitting

- epa s

- pacific

- southwest

- region

5) Online at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA

- R09

- OAR

- 2016

- 0443Pursuant to 40 CFR § 71.11(f), EPA shall hold a Public Hearing if the Regional Administrator finds, on the basis of requests, a significant amount of pub lic interest in a draft permit. Requests for a Public Hearing must contain the reasons for requesting a hearing. If a Public Hearing is granted, a public notice stating the date, time and place of the hearing will be made at least 30 days prior to the hear ing and the comment period will be extended through the hearing date.

A legal ad to be published in the Banning Record Gazette newspaper on July 29 , 2016

, will announce EPA’ s proposal to issue the title V operating permit and list a 30

- day public comment period . All comments upon or objections to the draft permit and requests for a Public Hearing must be sent or delivered to Sheila Tsai at the address shown above by August 28 , 2016 , within the 30

- day public comment period . An extension of the 30

- day comme nt period may be granted if the request for an extension adequately explains why more time is required to prepare comments. All comments received prior to the end of the 30

- day public comment period and all comments made during a public hearing will be con sidered in arriving at a final decision on the permit. The final permit is a public record that can be obtained upon request. A statement of reasons for changes made to the draft permit and responses to comments received will be sent to all persons who com mented on the draft permit.

If you believe any condition of the draft permit is inappropriate or that our initial decision to deny an application, terminate a permit, or prepare a draft permit is inappropriate, you must raise all reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all reasonably ascertainable arguments supporting your position by the end of the 30

- day public comment period.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list for updates on a particular fa cility or for updates on EPA’s title V oper ating p ermit program, please contact EPA at the address listed above. Please bring the foregoing notice to the attention of all persons who you know would be interested in this matter.